President issues executive order establishing committee to review foreign participation in telecom sector

President Trump today issued an executive order setting up a committee to assist the FCC in assessing national security threats associated with telecom applications and licenses, and to make recommendations on rejecting or modifying such applications to mitigate cyber and other risks.

The committee is authorized to review existing licenses as well as applications, based on a majority vote of its members. The order requires the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a threat assessment of licenses and applications submitted...